Woman dead and Good Samaritan seriously hurt after five-vehicle pile-up in rural Northamptonshire
A female motorist has tragically died and a man who stopped to help has been injured following a serious smash in the early hours of this morning.
The BMW X6 driver was involved in the five-vehicle crash at about 1.30am today (Sunday, November 8) on the A605 between Warmington and Elton.
An HGV driver who had stopped to help the woman was seriously hurt after another car smashed into the stationary incident.
A man driving a second BMW has since been arrested in connection with the incident.
Police this afternoon said the driver of a BMW 2 travelling towards Thrapston was in collision with the driver of the BMW X6, who was travelling in the opposite direction towards Peterborough.
The drivers of two HGVs travelling also towards Peterborough stopped at the scene to help, at which point the driver of a Kia Ceed was in collision with the stationary BMW 2.
Sadly, the woman in her 40s who was driving the BMW X6 died as a result of the injuries she sustained in the collision.
The driver of the BMW 2, a man in his 20s was also hurt. He has since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Both HGV drivers were injured during the collision between the Kia Ceed and the BMW 2, one seriously.
A passenger in the Kia Ceed sustained minor injuries in the collision.
The A605 has now re-opened.
Detectives from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dash-cam footage of it.
Anyone with information is asked to email [email protected], call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615, or contact Northamptonshire Police on 101.
Please quote incident number 26000690175 when providing any information to ensure it reaches the investigation team as quickly as possible.
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